Children born to mothers who smoked or were obese have a higher risk of becoming obese adults, highlighting the lasting ...

Specifically, a child is three to four times more likely to become an obese adult if their mom was obese, researchers ...

A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or adults.

Struggling with excess weight? Blame mom. Over one billion people worldwide are living with obesity, defined as having a BMI of 30 or higher. The World Health Organization officially declared ...

Advertisement A mom's smoking also increased their kid's risk of adult obesity by 60% to 80%, results show. "In particular, we note that the effect of maternal influences persists through to age ...

Compared to men with an average childhood BMI trajectory, risks of COPD were 7 per cent higher for men with an above-average ...

Mira Pharmaceuticals is making moves in weight loss and smoking cessation. The biotech is trying to buy Skny Pharmaceuticals ...

While the number of smokers and heavy drinkers in the Netherlands continues to fall, obesity remains one of the country’s ...

Children overweight or obese may be at an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adulthood, ...